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‎databases.html

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file on disk. SQLite is built into Python but is only built for access
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by a single connection at a time. Therefore is highly recommended to not
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<a class="reference external" href="https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/databases/#database-is-locked-errors">run a production web application with SQLite</a>.</p>
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<div class="section" id="database-connections-with-python">
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<h2>Database connections with Python</h2>
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<div class="section" id="id1">
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<h2>PostgreSQL</h2>
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<p>PostgreSQL is the recommended relational database for working with Python
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web applications. PostgreSQL's feature set, active development and stability
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contribute to its usage as the backend for millions of applications live
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on the Web today.</p>
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<div class="section" id="postgresql-resources">
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<h3>PostgreSQL resources</h3>
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<p>This post on &quot;<a class="reference external" href="http://killtheyak.com/use-postgresql-with-django-flask/">Use PostgreSQL with Django or Flask</a>&quot;
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is a great quickstart guide for either framework.</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://postgresweekly.com/">PostgreSQL Weekly</a> is a weekly newsletter of
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PostgreSQL content from around the web.</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="https://www.braintreepayments.com/braintrust/scaling-postgresql-at-braintree-four-years-of-evolution">Scaling PostgreSQL at Braintree</a>. Fascinating
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inside look at the evolution of the database's usage at Braintree.</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-postgresecurity/">Total security in a PostgreSQL database</a>.
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There is no such thing as total security but this is a good article anyway.</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.craigkerstiens.com/2012/10/01/understanding-postgres-performance/">Understanding PostgreSQL performance</a></p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://instagram-engineering.tumblr.com/post/40781627982/handling-growth-with-postgres-5-tips-from-instagram">Handling growth with Postgres</a>
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provides 5 specific tips from Instagram's engineering team on how to scale
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the design of your PostgreSQL database.</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="section" id="connecting-to-a-database-with-python">
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<h2>Connecting to a database with Python</h2>
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<p>To work with a relational database using Python, you need to use a code
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library. The most common libraries for relational databases are:</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://initd.org/psycopg/">psycopg2</a> for PostgreSQL</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="https://developers.google.com/cloud-sql/">Google Cloud SQL</a> is a service
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with managed, backed up, replicated, and auto-patched MySQL instances. Cloud
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SQL integrates with Google App Engine but can be used independently as well.</p>
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<div class="section" id="database-resources">
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<h2>Database resources</h2>
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<h3>Database resources</h3>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://db-engines.com/en/ranking">DB-Engines</a> ranks the most popular
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database management systems.</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://postgresweekly.com/">PostgreSQL Weekly</a> is a weekly newsletter of
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PostgreSQL content from around the web.</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://dbweekly.com/">DB Weekly</a> is a new (as of Feb 2014) weekly roundup
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of general database articles and resources.</p>
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<p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-postgresecurity/">Total security in a PostgreSQL database</a>.
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There is no such thing as total security but this is a good article anyway.</p>
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‎source/content/pages/databases.rst

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`run a production web application with SQLite <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/databases/#database-is-locked-errors>`_.
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----------
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PostgreSQL
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----------
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PostgreSQL is the recommended relational database for working with Python
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web applications. PostgreSQL's feature set, active development and stability
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contribute to its usage as the backend for millions of applications live
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on the Web today.
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PostgreSQL resources
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====================
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This post on "`Use PostgreSQL with Django or Flask <http://killtheyak.com/use-postgresql-with-django-flask/>`_"
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is a great quickstart guide for either framework.
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Database connections with Python
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`PostgreSQL Weekly <http://postgresweekly.com/>`_ is a weekly newsletter of
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PostgreSQL content from around the web.
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`Scaling PostgreSQL at Braintree <https://www.braintreepayments.com/braintrust/scaling-postgresql-at-braintree-four-years-of-evolution>`_. Fascinating
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inside look at the evolution of the database's usage at Braintree.
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`Total security in a PostgreSQL database <http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-postgresecurity/>`_.
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There is no such thing as total security but this is a good article anyway.
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`Understanding PostgreSQL performance <http://www.craigkerstiens.com/2012/10/01/understanding-postgres-performance/>`_
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`Handling growth with Postgres <http://instagram-engineering.tumblr.com/post/40781627982/handling-growth-with-postgres-5-tips-from-instagram>`_
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provides 5 specific tips from Instagram's engineering team on how to scale
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the design of your PostgreSQL database.
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Connecting to a database with Python
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Database third-party services
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Numerous companies run scalable database servers as a hosted service.
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`PostgreSQL Weekly <http://postgresweekly.com/>`_ is a weekly newsletter of
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PostgreSQL content from around the web.
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`DB Weekly <http://dbweekly.com/>`_ is a new (as of Feb 2014) weekly roundup
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`Total security in a PostgreSQL database <http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-postgresecurity/>`_.
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There is no such thing as total security but this is a good article anyway.

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